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We like it to bang-bang.
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Now?
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- [beeps]
- [explosion]
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[narrator] 27-year-old Parker Schnabel
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is on a boom or bust mission...
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We need to go to New Zealand.
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[bleep] Oh, my [bleep] .
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[narrator] ...searching for the perfect wash plant
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for his new Alaska claim.
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[Parker] It's the first time in seven, eight years
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that I have started
an operation from scratch.
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[narrator] But over the course of six weeks,
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Parker couldn't pull the trigger.
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If 20-year-old Parker
knew that
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27-year-old Parker was sitting
and talking about fear,
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he'd be like,
"You weak sissy [bleep] "
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[narrator] Now, in a high stakes U-turn,
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he's decided to design and build his own ultimate wash plant.
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If Fairbanks is gonna work,
then we need to start moving
quite quickly.
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[Shagger] Firing up!
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[narrator] With three days left in New Zealand...
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Reminds me
of something out of Alien.
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[narrator] ...and new ground to prospect.
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What the [bleep] ?
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[narrator] Parker goes to new depths...
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[Riley speaking]
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[Parker speaking]
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[narrator] ...in search of gold.
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[Riley speaking]
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[opening theme music playing]
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Wow, the geography
out here is so different
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from the South Island, innit?
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- Yeah.
- [Daniel] It's more like tropical.
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[narrator] Out of weeds on the South Island,
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the crew travelled 920 miles
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to the North Island's Coromandel Peninsula.
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Home to New Zealand's first gold rush in 1852.
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The region has produced over 360 tons of gold.
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Today, worth nearly $20 billion.
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Think I prefer
the North Island.
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- Do you?
- Mmm.
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- I feel more at home.
- It's more like... Yeah.
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- Beach bummy.
- [both chuckle]
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[Jeff] Parker's brought me here to be his wash plant guy.
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And if he would have bought
and we modified a few things,
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I think it would have been
little less pressure on me.
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So, now, I'm gonna take all the drawings
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that we've come up with along the road.
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And my goal is to try and put something together,
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so he can see what he's gonna purchase.
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All the weight
is on my shoulders
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and I've gotta make sure,
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you know,
it meets its expectations.
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[narrator] While Jeff's team back in British Columbia work up the plans,
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Parker turns his attention to New Zealand mining.
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And what it could teach him for his future empire.
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All the trips
that we take like this,
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for me are about really,
two things.
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Like, what can we learn
from the people
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in the places that we're going
and seeing?
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And what opportunities
are left in this industry
in the world?
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That's the life of a miner.
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What's the plan?
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I wanted to take us
to a Hardrock mine.
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They're one of the biggest
in New Zealand,
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so it must be a big deposit.
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Parker, have you done
a lot of underground?
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It's been a while.
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But Australia made me
think a lot about
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the Hardrock game. Right?
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- Wow.
- [Daniel] Amazing, innit?
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- [Parker] So, that's your pay zone, right?
- [miner] Yup.
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[drilling]
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- [all chuckling]
- It's pretty [bleep] cool.
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There's a lot of really good
mining operations here.
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So, I'm looking forward
learning from pros and...
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Yeah, I'm excited.
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That will be good.
I love this stuff.
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[Tyler] Yeah.
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[narrator] Located in Waihi,
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the Hardrock mine has been producing gold since 1882.
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[Daniel exclaims] Hacha!
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[door closes]
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[narrator] Leaders in Hardrock innovation,
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at today's prices,
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the mine has recovered over one billion dollars worth of gold.
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So, what's happening?
You're going...
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So, Jeff and I
aren't going under.
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It's just you two.
We're gonna stay up here.
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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I'm a bit jealous.
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[Daniel] Let's get down there.
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Even though Parker is an alluvial gold miner,
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it's always there, it's always
in the back if his mind...
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Hardrock mining is huge.
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So, I'm hoping he can learn something.
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Yeah. If anything happens,
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I don't have a will.
Just give everything to Dozer.
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- [Daniel] And me.
- [Parker] No. Dan gets nothing.
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Everything goes to the dog.
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- Come on, Dan. Let's go.
- Okay. Let's go, let's go.
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[narrator] Parker plaster mines in the Yukon
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where gold extracted from rocks
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was moved and deposited by ancient rivers.
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At Waihi,
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miners blast out huge sections
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of courts filled with gold.
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Then, pull the rocks to the surface
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where they extract the precious metal.
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- [Daniel] Is this it?
- [miner] This is it.
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[Daniel] That's getting
swallowed by the Earth.
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Check that out.
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[miner] Knob, radio check
please. Radio check.
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[man on radio] Clear, Mark.
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[miner] Hitting underground.
I'll be in the hole.
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[Daniel] Holy [bleep] .
That is dark. [chuckles]
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[Parker] What did you think
it was gonna be, Dan?
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- [Daniel] Forgot my magic button.
- [beeps]
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[Daniel] There we go.
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[miner]
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[Parker] Wow!
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[narrator] The labyrinth of underground tunnels
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run for a 109 miles
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and have a maximum depth of 2,000 feet.
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Deeper than six Statues Of Liberty.
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[Daniel] Have you ever brought
anyone down and they had
a panic attack?
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'Cause I'm not
at all claustrophobic,
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but there is something weird
about just going down
and down and down and...
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[miner] I think it's
the understanding
of the weight of rock
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- that's above you.
- [Daniel] That's above you.
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[miner] Yup. Yup.
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[dramatic music intensifies]
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[Daniel] What is that?
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[miner]
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There's nobody
in the cab that...
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- [miner speaking]
- Wow.
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[miner speaking]
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[Parker] Oh, he is.
He's not even down here.
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[miner speaking]
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[Daniel] That's nice.
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- [Daniel chuckles]
- Wow.
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[narrator] Remote controlled from the surface
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using cameras and sensors,
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boggers do the work of an excavator
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and rock truck combined.
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[Daniel] I find that spooky.
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[miner speaking]
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[Parker] Oh, yeah.
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[miner speaking]
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[man on radio] Copy.
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In the, like...
In the back of that wall,
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you're never
having the support
some of those areas
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- because no person will ever go back there.
- [miner] No.
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'Cause of that
remote control machine.
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- [miner] That's right.
- Wow.
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That's really cool.
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[Daniel] It's happening.
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They're taking over.
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The machines are taking over.
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[narrator] Before the gold bearing rocks
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can be holed out by a bogger...
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[Daniel] Oh, wow,
look at this.
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[narrator] ...the miners use a monster machine.
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[Daniel] That is quite a bit
of machinery, man.
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[narrator] The 27 ton rig
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called a jumbo.
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Solely operated by a man who goes by one name...
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Shagger.
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[Daniel] Who's Shagger then?
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- [Daniel] Oh, hey, Shagger.
- How's it going?
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- [Parker] Shagger.
- [Daniel] Where's the nickname from?
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[all chuckling]
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[miner speaking]
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[Parker] Yeah.
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[Shagger] Fire her up!
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[engine starts]
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Blimey, look at that.
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[narrator] Two high-tech hydraulic drill arms...
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Flipping A.
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[narrator] ...use 3,400 PSI of pressure
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to penetrate the dense, gray, wacky rock.
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Reminds me something
out of Alien.
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[man] Hit it.
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[narrator] Drilling each 15 foot hole
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in under two minutes,
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the arms create a series of cabinets...
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- [Parker] Pretty cool.
- Innit?
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[narrator] ...ready to be packed with explosives.
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[drill arms whirring]
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[Parker] Is that just
you controlling it by hands?
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- [Shagger]
- [Parker] Oh, wow.
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It's why I'm not chomping
at the bits in getting
the controls.
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There's a lot happening here.
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You're not just drilling a hole under the wall.
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- [Shagger]
- Gotcha.
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So, what's the next step?
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[Shagger speaking]
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Cool. We like it to bang-bang.
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Shagger's moved his drill out
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and now the powder guys
are here
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to put the explosives in the holes
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before we blow it up.
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[Daniel chuckles]
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[Daniel] You love explosives,
don't you?
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- Yes.
- [Daniel chuckles]
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I come from a long line
of people
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who love blowing things up.
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- [Daniel] You're in--
- My granddaddy loved blowing things up.
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- My daddy loved blowing stuff up.
- [Daniel chuckles]
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And I love blowing stuff up.
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[narrator] Ammonium nitrate emulsion
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is pushed deep into the drilled holes.
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[Parker] [bleep] Awesome.
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- [Parker] All right.
- Should we go and press the button?
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- [Parker] Are we ready to blow it up?
- The best bit.
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- [Tyler] Hello.
- Hello.
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Did you enjoy it?
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It's like a evil supervillain
lair slash den down there.
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- [Tyler] Oh, really?
- Yeah.
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- [Parker] Brett, are we gonna blow some stuff up?
- We are.
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Bit of bangy-bangy coming up.
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Right. So, where does this go?
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In here.
We gotta transfer data
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from the boxes
down underground.
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Copy, DC.
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- Underground board.
- [man on radio] Copy.
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[speaking indistinctly]
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- [Brett] Copy that.
- [Tyler] Make sure it's safe letting him do this.
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[Brett chuckles]
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Attention all
underground personnel,
firing in ten seconds.
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[Jeff] Uh-oh.
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Those two buttons
at the same time.
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- [Parker] These two.
- [Brett] Yeah.
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Now?
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[Tyler] Get ready.
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[beeps]
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Attention all
underground personnel,
firing in ten seconds.
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[Jeff] Uh-oh.
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[narrator] At Waihi mine,
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Parker prepares to blast gold filled rockface
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1,000 feet below ground.
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[Brett] Those two buttons
at the same time.
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- [Parker] These two.
- [Brett] Yeah.
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- Now?
- [Tyler] Get ready.
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[beeps]
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[explosion]
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[explosion]
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Did it work?
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- [Brett] Yes.
- [all laughing]
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- Would you normally feel it from here?
- No.
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- No. Not at all?
- Not at all.
252
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Looks like the lamest
kind of explosion.
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[Daniel chuckles]
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[Parker] I like blowing stuff up.
255
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But it's just not the same when you're on the surface
256
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and the explosion
is somewhere else.
257
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It's kinda... I want it
right there in your face.
258
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Wanna be dodging flyrock.
259
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[narrator] The blasted pore is brought to the surface,
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crushed and leeched with cyanide,
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them smelted down.
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Using this process,
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Waihi recovers on average 85,000 ounces a year.
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Worth a $153 million.
265
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Oh, yeah!
266
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[narrator] After spotting the remote controlled bogger underground...
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[Daniel] Look at this.
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[narrator] ...Parker's itching to try it out.
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Flash is gonna
take you through it.
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- He will put you on the hot seat.
- [Parker] Awesome.
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And get you moving some dirt.
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Yeah, jump in the seat.
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- That is where all the fun happens.
- Look at that.
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[Flash chuckles]
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So, Flash, where is this
bit of machinery
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that Parker is operating?
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It's this way. Up the hill.
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[Daniel] Well, why don't you
two go and watch him
operate that?
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- Great idea.
- Don't drive it into us.
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- Has this got, like, a speed limit?
- [beeping]
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- Yeah. Yeah, we've locked out at third gear, so...
- [Daniel] Okay, good.
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Parker has got a very
heavy right foot.
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- Glad I'm not up there watching it.
- [all chuckling]
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[Tyler] Surprised, they're letting Parker to drive it, to be honest.
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[Jeff chuckling]
Yeah. I'm sure it's not
too expensive. Right?
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[Tyler chuckling] Yeah.
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- Only a couple of hundred grand.
- [Jeff chuckling] Yeah.
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- So, do I start it?
- [Flash] So, yeah, start it.
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- [engine starts]
- [Tyler] Here we go.
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[Jeff] So crazy.
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It's working.
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Oh, yeah.
293
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[narrator] With just a joystick and cameras,
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Parker attempts to move dirt across the yard.
295
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[Parker] Where Tyler and Jeff?
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- I think he's trying to get close to us.
- [Tyler] Yeah.
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[Jeff] Holy [bleep] .
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- [Tyler] Oh my [bleep] .
- [Jeff] What the hell is he doing? Look.
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[Daniel chuckling]
Look at Jeff.
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- Get back!
- [Jeff chuckles]
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Because it feels
like a video game,
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like, you get the tendency
to just, like,
303
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slam it in reverse
and get another bucket.
304
00:14:05,241 --> 00:14:08,275
- I don't think he's planning this at all.
- [both chuckle]
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00:14:08,310 --> 00:14:10,448
Okay, I'm not doing good.
Don't judge me on this round.
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- [Tyler] This is your...
- [Jeff] Left it.
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[both chuckle]
308
00:14:17,586 --> 00:14:19,931
Does it take people a little
while to get the hang of it?
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[Flash speaking]
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[chuckling] "Junior position."
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[Tyler] Looking better.
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Good job, Parker.
You can reverse.
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So far, so good.
314
00:14:42,689 --> 00:14:43,931
Oh, yeah.
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[Tyler] Much better.
316
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- [Jeff] Oh, yeah.
- [Tyler] I'm proud.
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[Jeff] There we go.
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[Tyler] Yes.
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Future.
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- Thanks, Kip.
- [miner] Thank you so much.
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Really appreciate it.
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- Thanks, Flash.
- [Flash] Yeah.
323
00:15:01,172 --> 00:15:03,137
I'm glad that I didn't
break your loader.
324
00:15:03,172 --> 00:15:05,034
So am I. [laughs]
325
00:15:05,068 --> 00:15:06,379
[Parker] Underground mining to me...
326
00:15:06,413 --> 00:15:07,827
Like I've always been
curious about it.
327
00:15:07,862 --> 00:15:10,310
But seeing this today,
328
00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:13,068
the systems are changing in the industry super-fast
329
00:15:13,103 --> 00:15:16,448
and I'm like, "I can actually
see myself getting involved
in something like that."
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[Daniel] Right. We better find somewhere to camp.
331
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- Do we go camp down the beach?
- [Daniel] I reckon.
332
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Yeah, I love a beach camp.
333
00:15:33,310 --> 00:15:37,310
It's starting to feel pretty
real that the end is coming.
334
00:15:37,344 --> 00:15:38,413
Um...
335
00:15:39,827 --> 00:15:42,689
And, you know,
I'm hoping that I can get
these drawings together
336
00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:45,931
and you know, hopefully,
get him to sign off on it.
337
00:15:45,965 --> 00:15:48,000
I'm so excited about tomorrow.
338
00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:51,068
I have something
bloody cool planned.
339
00:15:51,103 --> 00:15:54,862
So, I'm gonna get
a good night's sleep
340
00:15:54,896 --> 00:15:57,517
and wake up and share
the plan with everyone.
341
00:15:58,137 --> 00:15:59,068
Good night.
342
00:16:09,586 --> 00:16:10,931
[narrator] The next day,
343
00:16:10,965 --> 00:16:12,620
Jeff's drawings are in.
344
00:16:12,655 --> 00:16:13,689
Let's go.
345
00:16:13,724 --> 00:16:15,724
[narrator] Now, with Tyler's help,
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he's come up with a unique way to present the plant.
347
00:16:18,655 --> 00:16:20,068
[engine starts]
348
00:16:22,241 --> 00:16:23,896
[Daniel] Where are we off to,
then, Ty?
349
00:16:23,931 --> 00:16:26,137
[Tyler] So, today, Jeff and I are gonna go off
350
00:16:26,172 --> 00:16:28,034
and get some designs done up.
351
00:16:28,068 --> 00:16:29,586
But, um, Danny and Parker...
352
00:16:29,620 --> 00:16:31,448
We haven't done a lot
of prospecting in this trip,
353
00:16:31,482 --> 00:16:34,172
so I thought what we'd do
with prospecting in the ocean?
354
00:16:34,206 --> 00:16:35,551
[Daniel] Amazing.
355
00:16:35,586 --> 00:16:38,068
- Like, underwater?
- Sounds like fun. [chuckles]
356
00:16:38,103 --> 00:16:39,793
Yeah, underwater prospecting.
357
00:16:41,586 --> 00:16:43,551
[narrator] Tyler has heard a local legend
358
00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:46,172
about a potential untapped gold source
359
00:16:46,206 --> 00:16:48,172
in the Coromandel Range.
360
00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:50,379
For centuries,
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00:16:50,413 --> 00:16:53,482
miners have worked the gold rich mountains.
362
00:16:53,517 --> 00:16:58,413
Many believe erosion has carried gold down the Tairua river
363
00:16:58,448 --> 00:17:00,103
and out into the ocean,
364
00:17:01,724 --> 00:17:05,068
depositing substantial amounts on the ocean floor.
365
00:17:07,862 --> 00:17:10,000
So, the boys are going
underwater prospecting today
366
00:17:10,034 --> 00:17:12,137
which is really exciting.
367
00:17:12,172 --> 00:17:14,827
It's something that was
super successful
on the West Coast.
368
00:17:14,862 --> 00:17:16,000
They've done a lot of it there
369
00:17:16,034 --> 00:17:18,172
and they've found a lot of gold under the ocean.
370
00:17:18,206 --> 00:17:21,586
We're in an area with a super-rich gold history,
371
00:17:21,620 --> 00:17:24,068
so I thought why not
try it here and see how we go.
372
00:17:24,103 --> 00:17:26,517
Something you'd ever be
interested in?
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00:17:26,551 --> 00:17:29,310
[Parker] Ah... I mean,
under the right circumstances,
374
00:17:29,344 --> 00:17:31,344
I suppose I'd be
interested in anything.
375
00:17:31,379 --> 00:17:33,827
I'm really curious to see what
kind of ground there is.
376
00:17:33,862 --> 00:17:37,551
But the thing is, um...
There's a chance
377
00:17:37,586 --> 00:17:40,517
there could potentially
be sharks.
378
00:17:40,551 --> 00:17:42,137
[all chuckling]
379
00:17:42,172 --> 00:17:44,310
[Tyler] So, this is why a lot
of people haven't done
the prospecting there
380
00:17:44,344 --> 00:17:46,551
- 'cause it's... Yeah, very shark--
- Shark infested.
381
00:17:46,586 --> 00:17:48,620
- It's shark infested waters.
- [Daniel chuckling]
382
00:17:49,620 --> 00:17:51,275
[narrator] To keep Parker safe,
383
00:17:51,310 --> 00:17:55,448
Tyler has called in the help of shark expert and gold prospector,
384
00:17:55,482 --> 00:17:56,551
Riley Elliot.
385
00:17:57,827 --> 00:17:58,793
[Daniel] All right.
386
00:17:59,586 --> 00:18:01,517
[Daniel exclaims]
387
00:18:01,551 --> 00:18:03,758
- Good day, guys. How are we?
- [Tyler] Riley, hello.
388
00:18:03,793 --> 00:18:05,137
- How's that?
- [Tyler] Good to see you.
389
00:18:05,172 --> 00:18:06,413
- Riley.
- Parker.
390
00:18:06,448 --> 00:18:07,931
- Parker, good to meet you.
- [Jeff] Jeff. Nice to meet you.
391
00:18:07,965 --> 00:18:09,344
- Hello, I am Danny.
- [Riley] How are you guys going?
392
00:18:09,379 --> 00:18:12,068
Well, the plans have changed
since I spoke to him
on the phone.
393
00:18:12,103 --> 00:18:13,482
Jeff and I have some
business to do,
394
00:18:13,517 --> 00:18:15,517
so you're just gonna be taking
Parker and Danny out today.
395
00:18:15,551 --> 00:18:17,931
[Riley] Oh, there's a rich
gold history around here
396
00:18:17,965 --> 00:18:20,413
and why not go search
where people haven't
searched before.
397
00:18:20,448 --> 00:18:22,068
You know, there could be
gold there, but...
398
00:18:22,103 --> 00:18:23,655
I can guarantee
you're probably gonna
399
00:18:23,689 --> 00:18:25,448
run into some
toothy fish, too.
400
00:18:25,482 --> 00:18:26,620
Oh [bleep] .
401
00:18:26,655 --> 00:18:28,758
[Riley] So, I've just been
packing some kit.
402
00:18:28,793 --> 00:18:29,931
[Daniel] What you got
in there?
403
00:18:29,965 --> 00:18:32,241
Well, the best thing I've got
that I want most of us
404
00:18:32,275 --> 00:18:34,241
to know about is this
bright orange thing, you know.
405
00:18:34,275 --> 00:18:35,689
- [Daniel] Right.
- If you're not okay,
406
00:18:35,724 --> 00:18:38,551
this is like the one
life saving device you need
when you go shark.
407
00:18:38,586 --> 00:18:41,344
You only use that
if someone's gonna lose
a limb though, right?
408
00:18:41,379 --> 00:18:44,172
Yeah, yeah. Which, you know,
can happen with sharks.
409
00:18:45,793 --> 00:18:47,275
It's great. So, care to jump
on the boat? Shall we?
410
00:18:47,310 --> 00:18:48,586
- [Tyler] Sweet.
- [Daniel] Sweet. Perfect.
411
00:18:48,620 --> 00:18:50,103
- [Jeff] Best of luck.
- Have a great day.
412
00:18:50,137 --> 00:18:51,620
- Don't get eaten.
- [Daniel] I'll try.
413
00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:54,310
You've scuba dived before?
414
00:18:54,344 --> 00:18:55,655
A while ago.
415
00:18:55,689 --> 00:18:58,551
[Riley] And Danny,
are you cool to be
the topside comms for us?
416
00:18:58,586 --> 00:19:00,482
- Yeah.
- What we need is that spotting,
417
00:19:00,517 --> 00:19:02,275
you know, from the top
if sharks turn up.
418
00:19:02,310 --> 00:19:04,000
This is gonna be amazing.
419
00:19:04,034 --> 00:19:06,517
I'm actually not
a huge fan of sharks.
420
00:19:06,551 --> 00:19:09,103
And I've only scuba dived, like,
421
00:19:09,137 --> 00:19:10,586
on one trip before.
422
00:19:10,620 --> 00:19:12,586
- Good day, boys.
- [man] Morning, how are we?
423
00:19:12,620 --> 00:19:15,103
- [Riley] You ready to take some gold miners out?
- Oh, yeah!
424
00:19:15,137 --> 00:19:17,551
So, I'm a little worried.
425
00:19:21,068 --> 00:19:24,758
[Daniel] We are going prospecting in shark infested waters.
426
00:19:24,793 --> 00:19:26,724
I mean, I don't know...
427
00:19:26,758 --> 00:19:29,000
I don't know how much exciting
it gets than that?
428
00:19:29,034 --> 00:19:32,758
[motor boat engine revving]
429
00:19:41,482 --> 00:19:42,379
All right. Sweet.
430
00:19:43,137 --> 00:19:44,206
Is everyone kinda good?
431
00:19:45,896 --> 00:19:47,241
[Daniel] It's quite weird, innit?
432
00:19:47,275 --> 00:19:48,758
Normally, you're getting out
of the water when
there's sharks.
433
00:19:49,482 --> 00:19:50,551
We're getting in.
434
00:19:50,586 --> 00:19:52,655
Well, Parker is.
435
00:19:52,689 --> 00:19:56,931
[narrator] On his quest to find new gold mining opportunities,
436
00:19:56,965 --> 00:20:01,172
Parker Schnabel is preparing for his first underwater prospect.
437
00:20:09,586 --> 00:20:11,724
I'm really not fooling around
with that thing.
438
00:20:11,758 --> 00:20:12,896
Oh, so, you want
the little stick.
439
00:20:12,931 --> 00:20:14,068
- [Parker] Yeah.
- This is for keeping sharks away.
440
00:20:14,103 --> 00:20:16,827
- Yeah, that's fine.
- I've got this one. [chuckles]
441
00:20:16,862 --> 00:20:19,172
- [all chuckling]
- I would definitely be going for the long one.
442
00:20:19,206 --> 00:20:20,379
You realize what this is for?
443
00:20:20,413 --> 00:20:22,413
[Parker] That's how far away
the shark can't get to me.
444
00:20:22,448 --> 00:20:23,689
- [Riley] Yeah.
- Yeah.
445
00:20:23,724 --> 00:20:25,724
It's not for casting as spell,
you know what I mean?
446
00:20:25,758 --> 00:20:27,931
- Make Danny taller!
- [Daniel chuckles]
447
00:20:27,965 --> 00:20:29,793
[exclaims] Hey, that would...
That'd be amazing.
448
00:20:31,724 --> 00:20:34,103
All right, Parker,
so I've got a little jar.
449
00:20:34,137 --> 00:20:35,068
We'll take it down there.
450
00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:36,344
So, if you can fill this up...
451
00:20:36,379 --> 00:20:39,068
'cause I'm quite fascinated by
the gold history in this area.
452
00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:42,137
Because all this valley
was mined for gold.
453
00:20:42,172 --> 00:20:43,793
And, who knows,
454
00:20:43,827 --> 00:20:45,206
could've washed out here.
455
00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:47,137
But no one's ever looked here.
456
00:20:47,172 --> 00:20:49,103
And largely...
it's 'cause it's the ocean
457
00:20:49,137 --> 00:20:50,896
and perhaps,
it's because of the sharks.
458
00:20:52,827 --> 00:20:54,034
Okay. Before we get in...
459
00:20:55,034 --> 00:20:56,620
Shark behavior 101.
460
00:20:56,655 --> 00:20:57,482
Eye contact.
461
00:20:58,620 --> 00:21:00,206
If you're not looking
at the shark,
462
00:21:00,241 --> 00:21:01,758
it's gonna sneak up on you.
463
00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:03,482
If you look at it,
it will turn away.
464
00:21:03,517 --> 00:21:05,965
And these are probably
the best in the business
465
00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,206
at sneaking up on you.
466
00:21:07,586 --> 00:21:08,758
Okay?
467
00:21:08,793 --> 00:21:11,241
I take this very seriously
every time I do it
468
00:21:11,275 --> 00:21:12,586
because it's a wild animal.
469
00:21:12,620 --> 00:21:13,655
You don't know
what can turn out.
470
00:21:13,689 --> 00:21:15,172
A Great White can turn out,
you know.
471
00:21:15,206 --> 00:21:18,655
Just down there,
that was the most recent, uh,
472
00:21:18,689 --> 00:21:20,413
shark fatality in New Zealand,
473
00:21:20,448 --> 00:21:22,068
just two years ago from
a Great White shark.
474
00:21:23,551 --> 00:21:24,862
[narrator] New Zealand waters
475
00:21:24,896 --> 00:21:28,172
are home to 66 species of shark,
476
00:21:28,206 --> 00:21:30,137
including the Great White.
477
00:21:30,172 --> 00:21:32,275
And dominant in this area,
478
00:21:32,310 --> 00:21:33,689
the Bronze Whaler.
479
00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:37,689
Measuring over ten feet
480
00:21:37,724 --> 00:21:40,655
and weighing in at 700 pounds,
481
00:21:40,689 --> 00:21:42,758
Bronze Whalers are well known
482
00:21:42,793 --> 00:21:45,206
for attacking local spear fishermen.
483
00:21:45,241 --> 00:21:47,758
[dramatic music swells, fades]
484
00:21:50,586 --> 00:21:51,793
He looks very serious.
485
00:21:53,172 --> 00:21:56,448
The critical mission here is to get sample,
486
00:21:56,482 --> 00:21:58,482
but he's not the best diver, Parker.
487
00:21:58,517 --> 00:22:01,620
He only did it once before at Papua New Guinea.
488
00:22:01,655 --> 00:22:03,517
So, it's gonna be interesting
489
00:22:03,551 --> 00:22:04,758
seeing how he gets on.
490
00:22:05,275 --> 00:22:06,310
[Riley speaking]
491
00:22:07,310 --> 00:22:08,137
[Parker speaking]
492
00:22:09,275 --> 00:22:10,137
[water splashing]
493
00:22:11,551 --> 00:22:13,103
[water splashing]
494
00:22:15,689 --> 00:22:18,689
[Riley speaking]
495
00:22:18,724 --> 00:22:20,000
[Parker breathes heavily]
496
00:22:22,586 --> 00:22:24,448
[Parker speaking]
497
00:22:25,482 --> 00:22:27,068
[Riley speaking]
498
00:22:29,827 --> 00:22:31,413
- [Parker breathes heavily]
- [Riley speaking]
499
00:22:31,448 --> 00:22:32,862
[Parker breathes heavily]
500
00:22:32,896 --> 00:22:34,172
He's breathing heavy.
501
00:22:34,206 --> 00:22:36,000
Parker's breathing
really heavy. Pretty heavy.
502
00:22:38,655 --> 00:22:40,965
[Riley speaking]
503
00:22:42,931 --> 00:22:44,689
[Parker speaking]
504
00:22:44,724 --> 00:22:46,965
[Riley speaking]
505
00:22:55,103 --> 00:22:56,793
Hey there, Parker,
you're okay, mate?
506
00:22:57,758 --> 00:22:58,758
[Parker speaking]
507
00:23:00,448 --> 00:23:02,172
[Riley speaking]
508
00:23:09,482 --> 00:23:10,620
[Parker speaking]
509
00:23:10,655 --> 00:23:12,344
[Riley speaking]
510
00:23:15,551 --> 00:23:17,137
[Parker speaking]
511
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,000
Oh, roger that, mate.
512
00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:23,793
We are bringing in some slack
on the hoses now.
513
00:23:23,827 --> 00:23:27,000
[Riley speaking]
514
00:23:35,172 --> 00:23:37,034
[Parker speaking]
515
00:23:38,724 --> 00:23:40,413
[Riley speaking]
516
00:23:41,137 --> 00:23:42,034
[Parker speaking]
517
00:23:44,275 --> 00:23:46,896
Parker's calm right down now.
His breathing is much better.
518
00:23:48,068 --> 00:23:50,448
They're just going into
a deeper part of the channel
519
00:23:50,482 --> 00:23:52,379
- just over there.
- [breathing heavy on radio]
520
00:23:52,413 --> 00:23:54,931
Around here,
there is a huge gold history,
521
00:23:54,965 --> 00:23:56,655
so there is every chance
522
00:23:56,689 --> 00:23:59,724
that we're gonna be able to pull a sample off the bottom of the ocean floor.
523
00:23:59,758 --> 00:24:01,551
Pan it and there's
some gold in it.
524
00:24:01,586 --> 00:24:04,206
Which would be
an incredible thing.
525
00:24:04,689 --> 00:24:08,000
[Riley speaking]
526
00:24:13,241 --> 00:24:14,931
As if gold mining
wasn't dangerous enough.
527
00:24:15,965 --> 00:24:17,689
And we're throwing sharks
into the equation.
528
00:24:19,137 --> 00:24:22,137
[breathes heavily]
529
00:24:23,965 --> 00:24:25,413
[birds chirping]
530
00:24:26,551 --> 00:24:28,724
[Riley speaking]
531
00:24:37,413 --> 00:24:38,758
[Parker speaking]
532
00:24:45,344 --> 00:24:49,275
[Riley speaking]
533
00:24:53,517 --> 00:24:54,448
Roger that, mate.
534
00:24:55,241 --> 00:24:56,379
Just gonna run it quick.
535
00:25:04,620 --> 00:25:05,517
[Riley speaking]
536
00:25:05,551 --> 00:25:06,344
[Parker speaking]
537
00:25:15,068 --> 00:25:16,344
There's one there.
There's one.
538
00:25:16,931 --> 00:25:17,862
There's one there.
539
00:25:23,379 --> 00:25:24,724
Riley, Parker, come in.
540
00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:27,137
[Riley speaking]
541
00:25:27,172 --> 00:25:29,620
Yeah, we've got
two large sharks
just swimming around here,
542
00:25:29,655 --> 00:25:31,620
just off the stern
of the boat.
543
00:25:31,655 --> 00:25:32,965
Just keep your eyes open.
All right.
544
00:25:33,517 --> 00:25:34,724
[Riley speaking]
545
00:25:38,344 --> 00:25:39,448
[Daniel] There it is.
Right there.
546
00:25:39,482 --> 00:25:41,413
Right in front of him.
Right bang next to him.
547
00:25:43,448 --> 00:25:46,275
[Riley speaking]
548
00:25:46,310 --> 00:25:47,241
[Parker speaking]
549
00:25:48,620 --> 00:25:50,103
[Riley speaking]
550
00:25:52,827 --> 00:25:54,000
[Parker speaking]
551
00:25:56,517 --> 00:25:58,034
[Riley speaking]
552
00:26:09,931 --> 00:26:11,172
[Daniel] There it is.
Right there.
553
00:26:11,206 --> 00:26:13,620
Right in front of him.
Right bang next to him.
554
00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:15,448
[narrator] Under Coromandel coast,
555
00:26:15,482 --> 00:26:18,586
Parker is searching for gold underwater.
556
00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:20,413
And he just got company.
557
00:26:21,137 --> 00:26:23,482
[Riley speaking]
558
00:26:23,931 --> 00:26:25,034
[Parker speaking]
559
00:26:26,034 --> 00:26:27,206
[Riley speaking]
560
00:26:30,241 --> 00:26:31,206
[Parker speaking]
561
00:26:33,896 --> 00:26:35,172
[Riley speaking]
562
00:26:36,965 --> 00:26:38,448
- [bumps]
- [Riley] Wow!
563
00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:41,103
[Parker speaking]
564
00:26:41,137 --> 00:26:42,965
[Riley speaking]
565
00:26:45,965 --> 00:26:46,862
Whoa!
566
00:26:48,827 --> 00:26:52,206
[Parker speaking]
567
00:26:53,206 --> 00:26:56,206
[Riley speaking]
568
00:27:06,034 --> 00:27:07,758
- [Riley exclaims]
- [Parker breathes heavily]
569
00:27:08,517 --> 00:27:10,586
Good job, lads. Well done.
570
00:27:14,172 --> 00:27:17,206
I'm not so sure
about the gold thing.
571
00:27:17,241 --> 00:27:19,068
- But the sharks were [bleeping] awesome.
- [Riley chuckles]
572
00:27:19,103 --> 00:27:21,689
- Yeah, dude, that was cool.
- That's really cool.
573
00:27:22,896 --> 00:27:24,758
[Riley] I'm just stoked 'cause I've done my job,
574
00:27:24,793 --> 00:27:27,103
you know,
Parker's got all his limbs.
575
00:27:27,137 --> 00:27:28,896
But now, it's really those guys' job
576
00:27:28,931 --> 00:27:30,103
to sift through these samples
577
00:27:30,137 --> 00:27:31,241
and see if there's
any gold in them.
578
00:27:46,206 --> 00:27:48,000
[Parker] It's our
panning bucket.
579
00:27:48,034 --> 00:27:50,068
- You got a hose?
- Yeah, right around here.
580
00:27:53,551 --> 00:27:54,827
Are you hopeful?
581
00:27:54,862 --> 00:27:57,413
[Parker] Um, it's almost
all sea shells.
582
00:27:57,448 --> 00:28:00,034
This is the worst thing
I've ever panned
in my life, Dan.
583
00:28:00,068 --> 00:28:02,172
- [Riley chuckles]
- [Daniel] I take it as a no.
584
00:28:02,206 --> 00:28:05,103
Look, you're looking
for a shark's teeth, mate.
[chuckles]
585
00:28:05,137 --> 00:28:07,862
There actually is some gravel
underneath all of that.
586
00:28:09,344 --> 00:28:11,275
[Riley] Mate, if you find
a bit of gold in here...
587
00:28:15,827 --> 00:28:18,137
- Gone quite quiet.
- Don't even...
588
00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:21,551
[Parker] All right.
Here's the moment of truth.
589
00:28:23,724 --> 00:28:24,793
[Riley] Holy [bleep] . There.
590
00:28:25,620 --> 00:28:26,862
Shut up!
591
00:28:26,896 --> 00:28:28,517
[bleep] There's heeds there.
592
00:28:28,551 --> 00:28:30,965
There is not. Is it?
593
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,000
[Riley] That's quite
a big one there.
594
00:28:33,034 --> 00:28:34,379
- [Daniel starts chuckling]
- [Riley] Are you serious?
595
00:28:34,413 --> 00:28:36,827
[all chuckling]
596
00:28:36,862 --> 00:28:38,379
Yes. Come on, bro.
597
00:28:38,413 --> 00:28:41,206
Golden shot.
We gotta sell it like that.
598
00:28:41,241 --> 00:28:44,172
- [Riley and Daniel laughing]
- [Parker] Wild.
599
00:28:44,206 --> 00:28:46,448
- There's, like, seven or eight pieces there.
- [Riley] Yeah.
600
00:28:46,482 --> 00:28:47,689
[Parker] Little bunch
over there.
601
00:28:47,724 --> 00:28:49,137
Hang on a minute. I'm shaking.
602
00:28:49,172 --> 00:28:52,137
Unreal! This is amazing!
603
00:28:52,172 --> 00:28:55,137
- [Parker] What the [bleep] .
- [Riley] That is awesome.
604
00:28:55,172 --> 00:28:58,137
I mean, there's premise
to why we went out there,
605
00:28:58,172 --> 00:29:01,896
like, the whole valley
was a huge goldmine
for hundreds of years.
606
00:29:01,931 --> 00:29:03,310
And that runs out
607
00:29:03,344 --> 00:29:05,275
into the very waters
that we dove.
608
00:29:05,310 --> 00:29:07,448
Quite like...
Is that a good yield?
609
00:29:07,482 --> 00:29:11,206
So, if I was on our mine site
and I had that much dirt
and got that much gold,
610
00:29:11,241 --> 00:29:13,379
I would be like,
"We're gonna have
a good [bleep] week."
611
00:29:13,413 --> 00:29:14,896
- [Riley chuckles]
- Like, that's really good.
612
00:29:14,931 --> 00:29:16,034
[Riley] Wow!
613
00:29:16,068 --> 00:29:18,517
[Daniel] This is, like,
next level.
614
00:29:18,551 --> 00:29:20,379
This is Indiana Jones.
615
00:29:20,413 --> 00:29:21,310
[Parker] I mean,
I just thought
616
00:29:21,344 --> 00:29:23,965
that the gold thing
was like some BS.
617
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,172
But there's actually gold.
618
00:29:26,620 --> 00:29:28,379
Quite a bit.
619
00:29:28,413 --> 00:29:30,551
Like, it could work out to a degree,
620
00:29:30,586 --> 00:29:32,793
but it's better than anything
that we've ever mined.
621
00:29:34,517 --> 00:29:38,758
Including the ten ounce
an hour Mud Mountain.
622
00:29:38,793 --> 00:29:40,827
This is one that will go down
the bucks for me.
623
00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:43,103
You need to keep that spot
a secret, Riley.
624
00:29:43,137 --> 00:29:44,517
Just make sure you film
those signs
625
00:29:44,551 --> 00:29:45,413
on the way out of the town
that says,
626
00:29:45,448 --> 00:29:46,689
"No mining in the Coromandel."
627
00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:48,344
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- 'Cause they keep it pretty safe there,
628
00:29:48,379 --> 00:29:50,137
pretty passionate
about here, so yeah.
629
00:29:50,172 --> 00:29:52,896
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- I would assure you that gold will stay in the ocean and...
630
00:29:52,931 --> 00:29:55,172
it probably where it should be
protected by the sharks.
631
00:29:55,206 --> 00:29:56,379
[Daniel] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
632
00:29:57,896 --> 00:30:01,275
It's literally unbelievable,
but it just happened.
633
00:30:01,310 --> 00:30:04,965
We found gold
in shark infested waters.
634
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,103
- Thanks there, dude. Really appreciate it.
- Buddy...
635
00:30:07,137 --> 00:30:08,586
You've literally found me
a goldmine.
636
00:30:08,620 --> 00:30:10,896
[all chuckling]
637
00:30:10,931 --> 00:30:12,827
- Back out the sea, boys?
- [all chuckling]
638
00:30:12,862 --> 00:30:14,344
- Cheers, bro.
- [Daniel] Nice man.
639
00:30:14,379 --> 00:30:16,586
- [Riley] Thanks so much.
- [Daniel] Thanks so much, Riley. It was a blast.
640
00:30:16,620 --> 00:30:20,000
That is the weirdest
[bleep] thing I've ever done.
641
00:30:20,034 --> 00:30:22,034
[Riley chuckling]
Literally, unbelievable.
642
00:30:22,068 --> 00:30:23,034
Check it out!
643
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:27,620
What the [bleep]
just happened?
644
00:30:27,655 --> 00:30:28,724
I don't know, mate.
645
00:30:30,137 --> 00:30:31,034
It's mental.
646
00:30:33,206 --> 00:30:35,068
[chuckles]
647
00:30:35,103 --> 00:30:36,896
Dan, it makes no
[bleep] sense to me.
648
00:30:36,931 --> 00:30:38,448
- [Daniel chuckling] Exactly.
- I'm done. I'm done.
649
00:30:38,482 --> 00:30:40,620
Turn the camera off.
I'm... I'm finished.
650
00:30:47,034 --> 00:30:49,103
- Should we go pick up the boys?
- Yeah. Let's go get 'em.
651
00:30:49,137 --> 00:30:51,206
- I think we've done well.
- I think so.
652
00:30:51,241 --> 00:30:53,448
I think this model's
gonna capture it all.
653
00:30:53,482 --> 00:30:55,827
[Tyler] If we can have it
there by tomorrow morning,
654
00:30:55,862 --> 00:30:57,965
We'll be able to do the reveal
to the boys tomorrow.
655
00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,103
Perfect.
656
00:30:59,137 --> 00:31:02,034
- I wonder how they're getting on.
- [Jeff] Me, too.
657
00:31:02,068 --> 00:31:04,931
Curious to see if they
found any sharks.
658
00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:06,896
[Tyler] Literally, if they actually find gold...
659
00:31:06,931 --> 00:31:09,000
- [Jeff chuckling] Yeah.
- [Tyler chuckles]
660
00:31:11,241 --> 00:31:12,896
There they are.
661
00:31:12,931 --> 00:31:14,103
They're never gonna
believe this.
662
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,206
- [door opens]
- Hello!
663
00:31:17,241 --> 00:31:18,206
[Jeff] How goes it?
664
00:31:19,034 --> 00:31:20,413
[Parker] We found some gold.
665
00:31:20,448 --> 00:31:23,034
- No [bleep] .
- [Parker] No, I'm serious. Like, ten flakes.
666
00:31:23,068 --> 00:31:23,931
No, you didn't.
667
00:31:23,965 --> 00:31:24,793
- [Parker] Exactly.
- [Daniel] He did.
668
00:31:24,827 --> 00:31:26,206
Did you see sharks?
669
00:31:26,241 --> 00:31:27,034
[chuckles softly] Yeah.
670
00:31:27,862 --> 00:31:29,068
What the [bleep] .
671
00:31:29,103 --> 00:31:30,827
[Parker] Circling around us
while we were down there.
672
00:31:30,862 --> 00:31:32,000
- No!
- What?
673
00:31:32,034 --> 00:31:33,482
Yeah, I'm like,
"Oh, cool, sharks."
674
00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:35,931
Then we get back here, we pan
and there's [bleep] gold.
675
00:31:35,965 --> 00:31:39,068
I mean, you never get permits,
like you can't mine there.
676
00:31:39,103 --> 00:31:41,758
- Yeah.
- But proof of concept.
677
00:31:41,793 --> 00:31:43,275
You know, it's about
the best day ever.
678
00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:44,517
- [Parker] Yeah.
- Sharks, gold.
679
00:31:44,551 --> 00:31:46,827
- [Parker] I know.
- Diving.
680
00:31:46,862 --> 00:31:48,862
- And we've got a surprise for you too, actually.
- Yeah.
681
00:31:48,896 --> 00:31:51,000
- We'll show them later.
- Yeah, hop in.
682
00:31:55,172 --> 00:31:56,206
[Parker] What a day.
683
00:31:58,793 --> 00:32:01,241
[narrator] For the final night of their adventure,
684
00:32:01,275 --> 00:32:03,413
Parker's given Tyler a blank check
685
00:32:03,448 --> 00:32:04,517
for their accommodation.
686
00:32:06,379 --> 00:32:12,517
We're sort of camping.
I found out a pretty
spectacular homestead.
687
00:32:14,379 --> 00:32:17,137
[Daniel] Oh, my lord! Look at this place.
688
00:32:17,793 --> 00:32:19,724
[Jeff] This is beautiful.
689
00:32:19,758 --> 00:32:23,620
[narrator] The perfect setting for Jeff to reveal his plant design.
690
00:32:24,413 --> 00:32:25,172
[Daniel exclaims]
691
00:32:30,413 --> 00:32:32,310
[Tyler] Holy [bleep] .
692
00:32:32,344 --> 00:32:33,827
[Jeff] Wow.
693
00:32:33,862 --> 00:32:36,379
Oh, there's a pool
inside the house.
694
00:32:37,310 --> 00:32:39,275
[Daniel] Felling at home
already, Parker.
695
00:32:40,275 --> 00:32:41,137
Wow.
696
00:32:41,896 --> 00:32:43,827
I'm pooped. Are you pooped?
697
00:32:43,862 --> 00:32:46,655
[Tyler] Should we go upstairs
and hit the hay?
698
00:32:46,689 --> 00:32:49,103
[Daniel] I think let's get
a good night's kip.
699
00:32:49,137 --> 00:32:50,172
Night, Parker.
700
00:32:52,241 --> 00:32:53,517
[Daniel chuckles]
701
00:32:58,586 --> 00:33:02,793
Tomorrow is a really big day.
Probably the biggest day
702
00:33:02,827 --> 00:33:04,000
we've had this whole trip.
703
00:33:04,034 --> 00:33:06,931
We've been
to many mines and...
704
00:33:06,965 --> 00:33:09,758
Looked at tons and tons
of wash plants and...
705
00:33:09,793 --> 00:33:13,068
You know, tomorrow is the day
it's really gonna show...
706
00:33:13,103 --> 00:33:15,241
Right there in front of us,
we're gonna have a 3D model
707
00:33:15,275 --> 00:33:17,793
with each and every one
of these items
that we've picked.
708
00:33:17,827 --> 00:33:20,862
Bit nervous about tomorrow.
If Parker like the model.
709
00:33:20,896 --> 00:33:22,724
I feel like we've done
a good job,
710
00:33:22,758 --> 00:33:25,758
but his opinion is the one
that matters.
711
00:33:27,275 --> 00:33:28,517
I guess,
we have to wait and see.
712
00:33:37,034 --> 00:33:39,000
Oh, yeah.
713
00:33:39,034 --> 00:33:42,137
[narrator] To bring Parker's new wash plant design to life,
714
00:33:42,172 --> 00:33:45,862
Tyler and Jeff have prepared a special surprise.
715
00:33:45,896 --> 00:33:47,551
Oh, my [bleep] .
716
00:33:48,413 --> 00:33:49,655
I'm so nervous.
[chuckles nervously]
717
00:33:50,172 --> 00:33:51,724
So am I.
718
00:33:51,758 --> 00:33:53,655
Hopefully, it's come
together here.
719
00:33:53,689 --> 00:33:54,862
- [Tyler] Okay.
- [Jeff] You ready?
720
00:33:54,896 --> 00:33:55,965
Really nervous. Okay.
721
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,000
Three, two, one.
722
00:33:59,344 --> 00:34:00,448
[Jeff chuckles]
723
00:34:01,586 --> 00:34:03,655
- Holy [bleep] .
- Yes.
724
00:34:03,689 --> 00:34:04,655
It's perfect.
725
00:34:12,793 --> 00:34:15,034
[Parker] What is all this
about, Tyler?
726
00:34:15,068 --> 00:34:16,034
[Tyler] So, you know,
how you said,
727
00:34:16,068 --> 00:34:17,655
Jeff and I are on
a mission, yesterday.
728
00:34:18,172 --> 00:34:19,172
[Parker] Yeah.
729
00:34:19,206 --> 00:34:21,103
[Tyler] Instead of just
giving you a design
730
00:34:21,137 --> 00:34:23,344
to look out on paper
or on a computer,
731
00:34:23,379 --> 00:34:24,344
we've done this.
732
00:34:24,379 --> 00:34:26,206
[narrator] Seven weeks ago,
733
00:34:26,241 --> 00:34:28,379
Parker set out to find a wash plant
734
00:34:28,413 --> 00:34:31,172
for his new claim in Alaska.
735
00:34:31,206 --> 00:34:34,931
But he failed find one that had it all.
736
00:34:34,965 --> 00:34:37,482
So, Parker created a wish list
737
00:34:37,517 --> 00:34:40,793
of the most impressive designs he saw in New Zealand.
738
00:34:41,482 --> 00:34:43,241
And incharged Jeff
739
00:34:43,275 --> 00:34:45,620
with turning it into a one of a kind
740
00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:47,172
ultimate machine.
741
00:34:47,206 --> 00:34:49,931
It's been super stressful
leading up to this moment.
742
00:34:49,965 --> 00:34:52,517
And I'm just hoping that Parker's happy
743
00:34:52,551 --> 00:34:55,551
and it just makes his whole trip worth it.
744
00:34:55,586 --> 00:34:58,275
[narrator] Parker must decide if it's good enough to build.
745
00:34:58,965 --> 00:35:00,000
You do the honors.
746
00:35:05,172 --> 00:35:07,655
- Wow, man!
- [Jeff chuckling] Yeah.
747
00:35:07,689 --> 00:35:08,758
Let's have a look.
748
00:35:09,862 --> 00:35:12,482
- [all chuckling]
- [Daniel] Oh, look at it.
749
00:35:12,517 --> 00:35:14,206
[Jeff] It's so detailed.
750
00:35:14,241 --> 00:35:15,965
[Daniel] Oh, my goodness.
751
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,586
Look at that thing.
752
00:35:17,620 --> 00:35:18,655
[Parker] No, that's sweet.
753
00:35:18,689 --> 00:35:19,931
- [Jeff] Yeah?
- [Parker] Yeah.
754
00:35:19,965 --> 00:35:21,724
Looks good.
755
00:35:21,758 --> 00:35:23,586
[Tyler] The months of hard work
756
00:35:23,620 --> 00:35:26,068
had finally come to a peak.
757
00:35:26,103 --> 00:35:28,103
It's just like,
you spend so much energy
758
00:35:28,137 --> 00:35:30,137
constantly talking about an ideal wash plant
759
00:35:30,172 --> 00:35:33,793
and constantly talking about things we love, things we don't love.
760
00:35:33,827 --> 00:35:36,517
For all of that to be wrapped up today...
761
00:35:36,551 --> 00:35:38,206
in this one model...
762
00:35:38,241 --> 00:35:39,413
is a pretty cool moment.
763
00:35:42,827 --> 00:35:44,275
It's a shaker deck.
764
00:35:44,310 --> 00:35:46,068
- [Jeff chuckles]
- [Daniel] That's what you went for.
765
00:35:46,103 --> 00:35:47,620
[Parker] Yeah, per square foot
766
00:35:47,655 --> 00:35:50,758
a screen is gonna do way more
than a trommel.
767
00:35:50,793 --> 00:35:52,965
I think Parker went
with the shakers
768
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,379
because his crew is used to running them.
769
00:35:55,413 --> 00:35:58,103
Shakers are also a lot easier
to do maintenance on.
770
00:35:58,137 --> 00:36:01,103
Parker was so back and forth
between the trommel
and shaker deck
771
00:36:01,137 --> 00:36:03,862
and we're in New Zealand,
the home of trommels.
772
00:36:03,896 --> 00:36:05,965
So, to see him go
with the shaker deck
773
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,241
and see it on the model
774
00:36:07,275 --> 00:36:09,034
was a pretty cool moment.
775
00:36:09,068 --> 00:36:12,034
And did we do the pre-wash
like you guys tested at Louis?
776
00:36:12,068 --> 00:36:12,862
[Daniel] Yup.
777
00:36:15,379 --> 00:36:17,862
I think even adding
the bar in here...
778
00:36:17,896 --> 00:36:19,620
It's just [bleep] .
Aim for the water
779
00:36:19,655 --> 00:36:21,310
before it gets to the depth.
780
00:36:21,344 --> 00:36:23,034
- Yeah.
- This is the wrong approach,
781
00:36:23,068 --> 00:36:24,344
but the right idea.
782
00:36:25,689 --> 00:36:27,413
[narrator] Parker's
pre-wash jet
783
00:36:27,448 --> 00:36:30,000
will shoot high pressured water on to the pay
784
00:36:30,034 --> 00:36:32,344
as it leaves the hopper.
785
00:36:32,379 --> 00:36:36,517
Releasing the gold from the clay laden Alaskan paydirt.
786
00:36:36,551 --> 00:36:38,724
to then be sorted through the shaker deck.
787
00:36:40,206 --> 00:36:42,586
[Parker] With this system, the really aggressive pre-wash
788
00:36:42,620 --> 00:36:45,827
will get the wash of a trommel
789
00:36:45,862 --> 00:36:47,793
before it hits the screen
790
00:36:47,827 --> 00:36:50,448
combined with the efficiency
of a screen.
791
00:36:50,482 --> 00:36:52,137
[Tyler] You've nailed that.
792
00:36:52,172 --> 00:36:53,344
[Jeff] Kinda like
Iain Whyte's,
793
00:36:53,379 --> 00:36:55,620
we've got the lower
catch tray.
794
00:36:55,655 --> 00:36:58,448
- It can be lowered down, you can see here.
- [Parker] Right.
795
00:36:58,482 --> 00:37:01,689
[Jeff] Primary catch tray is the small sluice run
796
00:37:01,724 --> 00:37:03,724
underneath the belly of the trommel.
797
00:37:03,758 --> 00:37:06,103
Iain's catching around 70 percent of his gold in that.
798
00:37:06,137 --> 00:37:07,586
[Parker] Oh, yeah.
799
00:37:07,620 --> 00:37:08,931
Super easy cleanup.
800
00:37:10,413 --> 00:37:13,034
[narrator] Located under the shaker deck,
801
00:37:13,068 --> 00:37:17,551
the catch tray will catch the majority of Parker's gold.
802
00:37:17,586 --> 00:37:21,965
Quick to clear, it will save days in downtime across the season.
803
00:37:23,482 --> 00:37:26,517
[Parker] So then,
hydraulic riffles,
like, all of the...
804
00:37:26,551 --> 00:37:27,689
- [Jeff] Yeah.
- [Parker] Kiwis like to use.
805
00:37:27,724 --> 00:37:29,448
They work.
They work very well.
806
00:37:29,482 --> 00:37:31,206
And what about
levelling jacks?
807
00:37:31,241 --> 00:37:34,310
I like how slick those
leveling jacks are.
808
00:37:34,344 --> 00:37:37,137
You could pick up a plant
twice this size
with those jacks.
809
00:37:38,206 --> 00:37:40,034
The levelling jacks
are inside here.
810
00:37:40,068 --> 00:37:42,241
So, rather than,
you know, at TC's,
811
00:37:42,275 --> 00:37:43,103
you know,
we had to lift it up,
812
00:37:43,137 --> 00:37:44,482
we had to pile rocks
underneath it,
813
00:37:44,517 --> 00:37:46,655
- took a little bit to get it levelled out.
- For the levelling.
814
00:37:46,689 --> 00:37:48,034
- That's sick.
- [Jeff] Right?
815
00:37:48,068 --> 00:37:50,275
- [Parker] That's really good.
- [Jeff] Save tons of time.
816
00:37:50,310 --> 00:37:52,724
[narrator] The adjustable hydraulic legs
817
00:37:52,758 --> 00:37:57,655
mean the plant can be easily positioned on any uneven terrain,
818
00:37:57,689 --> 00:38:00,448
saving costly time levelling out ground
819
00:38:00,482 --> 00:38:03,482
and making plant moves lightning fast.
820
00:38:03,517 --> 00:38:05,689
One of the big things about
all the New Zealand plants
821
00:38:05,724 --> 00:38:07,034
is they're all really mobile.
822
00:38:07,068 --> 00:38:09,275
And this is gonna be that.
823
00:38:09,310 --> 00:38:10,586
Like, with those
824
00:38:10,620 --> 00:38:12,620
show strengths
on skids like that
825
00:38:12,655 --> 00:38:14,586
and then being
two separate pieces,
826
00:38:14,620 --> 00:38:17,103
it's gonna move
like super easy.
827
00:38:17,137 --> 00:38:19,172
Isn't that so cool though?
Like, after all these months
828
00:38:19,206 --> 00:38:21,103
looking at all these
wash plants and mine sites
829
00:38:21,137 --> 00:38:22,689
and talking to
all these people,
830
00:38:22,724 --> 00:38:24,034
we've got, like,
831
00:38:24,068 --> 00:38:25,896
a combination of all of them.
832
00:38:25,931 --> 00:38:27,931
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- [Tyler] It's a perfect wash plant.
833
00:38:27,965 --> 00:38:29,172
That's very cool.
834
00:38:29,206 --> 00:38:31,068
It's like our whole
New Zealand trip
835
00:38:31,103 --> 00:38:32,379
right there in front of us.
836
00:38:32,413 --> 00:38:34,758
- Everything we've worked for.
- [Daniel] Yeah.
837
00:38:34,793 --> 00:38:35,655
[Jeff] What do you
think, Parker?
838
00:38:40,724 --> 00:38:43,310
We better get on building
a real one.
839
00:38:43,344 --> 00:38:44,586
- [all chuckling]
- [Jeff] Yeah.
840
00:38:44,620 --> 00:38:46,551
Getting a mining operation
set up.
841
00:38:46,586 --> 00:38:47,655
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- I think that's a good plan.
842
00:38:48,482 --> 00:38:49,448
Good job, man.
843
00:38:51,103 --> 00:38:52,586
Yeah.
844
00:38:52,620 --> 00:38:54,206
- [Parker] Good trip.
- It's been awesome.
845
00:38:55,758 --> 00:38:57,000
[Parker] Seeing that model today,
846
00:38:57,482 --> 00:38:59,137
it's awesome.
847
00:38:59,172 --> 00:39:01,448
It's tough to incorporate
all the different elements
848
00:39:01,482 --> 00:39:03,068
into the plant that you want.
849
00:39:03,103 --> 00:39:05,241
But I think we've done it.
850
00:39:05,275 --> 00:39:06,448
Good effort.
851
00:39:06,482 --> 00:39:08,689
Normally, you're just, like,
buy pieces of equipment
852
00:39:08,724 --> 00:39:11,241
and there's not much
of a story behind them.
853
00:39:11,275 --> 00:39:13,551
But this one would be different.
854
00:39:13,586 --> 00:39:15,689
There's a huge amount of heart and story in it
855
00:39:15,724 --> 00:39:17,137
which is really cool.
856
00:39:17,724 --> 00:39:19,310
It's really nice.
857
00:39:19,344 --> 00:39:20,965
Are you gonna paint
the real one gold?
858
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,172
It's up to you.
859
00:39:22,206 --> 00:39:23,275
[all chuckling]
860
00:39:23,310 --> 00:39:24,965
- It would be pretty cool.
- Has to be.
861
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,586
Call it the Gold Member.
862
00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:28,482
- [Tyler chuckling] "Gold Member."
- [Jeff chuckles]
863
00:39:28,517 --> 00:39:32,034
[narrator] Parker budgeted one million dollars for his new wash plant.
864
00:39:33,931 --> 00:39:35,896
[Parker] We're actually gonna come in well under budget
865
00:39:35,931 --> 00:39:39,172
because... I quickly realized
that, oh, like,
866
00:39:39,206 --> 00:39:41,379
all of the expensive things
or the complicated things
867
00:39:41,413 --> 00:39:43,000
that can break down easily.
868
00:39:43,034 --> 00:39:44,862
The only options that we've got are the ones
869
00:39:44,896 --> 00:39:46,931
who we feel are really necessary
870
00:39:46,965 --> 00:39:49,620
for the plant to be productive
and efficient
871
00:39:49,655 --> 00:39:51,586
and stay running.
872
00:39:51,620 --> 00:39:53,724
It's gonna look good
in my office, too.
873
00:39:53,758 --> 00:39:55,344
Next to your wooden sluice...
874
00:39:55,379 --> 00:39:57,275
[all chuckling]
875
00:39:57,310 --> 00:39:59,689
It does not feel real that
we've actually accomplished
876
00:39:59,724 --> 00:40:00,724
what we set out to do.
877
00:40:00,758 --> 00:40:03,517
And I'm really glad that
Parker decided to build.
878
00:40:03,551 --> 00:40:05,551
We've definitely put our mark on the wash plant.
879
00:40:05,586 --> 00:40:07,827
Weld and I'm excited to see
what Parker does with it.
880
00:40:08,620 --> 00:40:10,448
- You happy?
- I'm pumped. Yeah.
881
00:40:10,482 --> 00:40:11,724
Thank you guys for doing it.
882
00:40:11,758 --> 00:40:13,689
Awesome. It's been
an amazing trip.
883
00:40:13,724 --> 00:40:16,068
I know you guys have all put
your lives on pause for this,
884
00:40:16,103 --> 00:40:18,241
but hopefully, it was worth it
for you guys.
885
00:40:18,275 --> 00:40:19,689
- Yeah, absolutely.
- Absolutely.
886
00:40:19,724 --> 00:40:20,827
It's been a crazy trip.
887
00:40:22,413 --> 00:40:23,275
Skydiving.
888
00:40:23,310 --> 00:40:25,275
[exclaims]
889
00:40:25,310 --> 00:40:26,448
[Parker] Bungee jumping.
890
00:40:28,310 --> 00:40:31,068
So many cool gold mines
and gold miners.
891
00:40:31,103 --> 00:40:32,068
Look at that!
892
00:40:32,103 --> 00:40:33,551
[Daniel] Floating wash plants.
893
00:40:33,586 --> 00:40:34,724
Pretty sweet.
894
00:40:34,758 --> 00:40:36,724
Biggest dredge
I've ever seen in my life.
895
00:40:36,758 --> 00:40:38,413
Good grief!
896
00:40:38,448 --> 00:40:40,275
Dan and I got to
blow stuff up.
897
00:40:40,310 --> 00:40:42,551
- [beeps]
- [explosion]
898
00:40:43,793 --> 00:40:45,655
Now, the whole rut
begins. Right?
899
00:40:45,689 --> 00:40:47,517
Yeah, there's a lot to do
to set up for this.
900
00:40:47,965 --> 00:40:49,103
Yeah.
901
00:40:49,137 --> 00:40:51,689
You need to build it
and we need to be
ready for it.
902
00:40:52,310 --> 00:40:54,000
It's a very special,
903
00:40:54,034 --> 00:40:56,241
very, very special thing
to be able to
904
00:40:56,275 --> 00:40:58,655
build Parker the plant
that he wants
905
00:40:58,689 --> 00:41:00,310
and everything that he wants on it.
906
00:41:00,344 --> 00:41:03,172
So, I'm pretty excited to get started on it.
907
00:41:03,206 --> 00:41:05,310
For me, it's the end
of the trail.
908
00:41:05,344 --> 00:41:06,758
But the beginning
of the build.
909
00:41:06,793 --> 00:41:07,965
[Parker] Yeah,
it's a good design.
910
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,965
- Hopefully, it will treat us well.
- Perfect.
911
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,241
- [Tyler] Has no idea what's come aboard.
- [Daniel chuckles]
912
00:41:13,275 --> 00:41:15,034
You have no idea
what you're in for.
913
00:41:15,068 --> 00:41:17,000
- Strap in, buddy.
- [Daniel chuckles]
914
00:41:18,275 --> 00:41:20,758
[Parker] This operation of Alaska is a go.
915
00:41:20,793 --> 00:41:23,758
We've got a very awesome
wash plant design
916
00:41:23,793 --> 00:41:25,103
and it's gonna get build.
917
00:41:25,137 --> 00:41:27,931
But that's really just the beginning of this.
918
00:41:27,965 --> 00:41:30,172
With our entire
mining operation is setup now.